Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-08
THE COMING ENCAMPMENT
The Local 6. A. r. Preparing for the
State Meeting in Rock leland Next
Week Who are Expected---Loca

Ihe Local u. a II. preparing Tor the
State Meeting in Rock leland Next
Week---Who are Expected---Locai
Committees.
AS the time approaches for the State
Encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic of Illinois, to be held in Rock
Island on Wednesday and Thursday of
next week, the local post and committees
are busy arranging for the important
event So far, the general public has
made no effort FOR the proper observance
of this occasion. The encampment will
bring to Rock Island about two thousand
veterans, and the committee on accom-
modations composed of Aid. John OIL
weller and Capt. NJ T. Stafford. have
exhausted every means of caring for the
visitors OF the different hotels, and must
now call upon restaurants and private
boarding houses TO assist in providing for
the city's visitors during the meeting.
The business sessions of the meeting
will be held at the Rock land rink at
10 o'clock in the morning and 2 o'clock
in the afternoon of each day. A suita-
BILE platform is to be erected for the Of
ficers, etc, while chairs are to be placed
in the body of the ball for the accomm0>
dation of one thousand. and the front
rooms viii be reserved FOR committee
work. The evenings will be given over
10 amusement. the programme having
been detailed IN the ARGUS before, and
will consist of the production of the
Spy of Atlantis" at Harper's theatre. by
amatuer talent, each hight, and a camp
fire at Wagner's opera house. Moline,
both evenings. On Wednesday evening
these entertainments will be free to all
veterans attending the encampment, but
on Thursday evening trifling admis-
sion fee will be charged - defray expen>
SEES
The local joint executive committee
composed of Capt. H. C. Cleaveland,
Maj. II C. Connolly. Capt. NJ T. STAFF
ford. f. H. Buck and Alderman
John Ohlweiler. Rock Island. aud CO..
William Clendenin, aud Messrs f B.
Knox. E. F. Wheelock, James Fugate
and A c, Grout,, Moline, having in
charge the arrangements. will establish
Itself at the Harper house Tuesday even
ing for the registration and assignment
to quarters of delegates and other veter-
ans.
Last evening Buford post G. A r.
| selected DR.. J. Mckee TO deliver the
| address of welcome in behalf of
Buford post, and also appointed the
following committees for service during
the encampment;
Post Reception Committee H C.
Cleaveland, a C. Connolly, Jas. Brais,
dell. NJ. T. Stafford, W. J. Ransom and
John Ohlweiler.
! City Reception Committee-Mayor
/ Thomas Murdoch, Alderman W H. Lun,
dY, w. b. Ferguson. C. J. Jarkin, J.
j. Reimers and Arthur Burial
To Assign Quarters H. Clelsnd,
J. W Bracket. W A Norris. " Dau-
Der and G. NJ Stoddard
Soliciting Communications Ohlwe iler.
II. G. cleveland, Thomas Campbell. F
c. Hemenway.
Delegates TO military tract association
meeting the same week Comrades Brack-
EFT, Ransom and Wilcox
The meeting will bring TO the city
Gov. R J Ogleoby, Gen. Chetlsin and
other distinguished members of the
Grand Army of Illinois, many of whom
attended the society of the army of the
Tennessee meeting last fall.